More than £10,000 has been spent on consultations regarding the state of a crumbling Tuebrook leisure centre.
Liverpool Council awarded work worth almost £13,000 to Kier Construction for roof repair consultancy at Peter Lloyd Leisure Centre, according to a listing of contracts handed out by the local authority. The six-week contract was to assess the amount of work required at the much-delayed site after significant water damage to the roof that has led to the inside of the main hall being in vital need of repair.
The council’s cabinet confirmed earlier this month that £1m is being invested into the Bankfield Road venue to bring it back up to scratch. It is expected that work will be completed in August at the location that has been hit with considerable delays.
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Of the £1m, £150,000 is to be spent on the roof itself, while the further £850,000 will be used for indoor renovations. Changes will also be made to existing gym equipment and changing rooms to bring them up to standard with other Lifestyles centres that have since reopened as coronavirus rules have been gradually relaxed.
It was revealed earlier this year that the site is expected to reopen in September, a full year later than billed. The popular leisure centre had originally been expected to open in the Autumn of last year before it was confirmed that complications had arisen with the works, resulting in a further set back.
The pacing of the project has even attracted criticism from Mayor Joanne Anderson, who said progress in Tuebrook had not been good enough. Capital investment of £500,000 has already been invested into the site by Liverpool Council which Cllr Harry Doyle, cabinet member for culture and visitor economy, had previously said underlined the local authority’s commitment to Peter Lloyd.
The additional works had prompted some scepticism from the council’s audit committee previously with members claiming “further works invariably means further delay.”
